Mirjam
de Koning

Executive Director PONT

The PONT Focus Region located in the south-west Balkans and spreading across three countries, is widely recognized for its high ecological, cultural and historical value. This ecoregion encompasses multiple National Parks and other Protected Areas and environmentally designated areas at European and international levels, including several Ramsar Sites, the transboundary Prespa Park and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and mixed natural and cultural World Heritage Site. The Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust (PONT) is a Conservation Trust Fund recognized as a private, legally independent grant-making foundation under German law, designed to provide sustainable co-financing to meet its mission to: “conserving nature for a sustainable future through long-term partnerships and financing".

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